The 40 Best Restaurants and Bars in Phoenix
Finding the best restaurant in Phoenix is challenging. Do you read food bloggers? Newspapers? Do you just trust the Yelp Machine? Here’s a new option—the Hall of Yum best places list, which aggregates all the good content available online from places like Phoenix New Times, AZ Central, and the James Beard Foundation, and churns out all-important Yumscores. No subjectivity. No hidden agendas. Just good food (and drinks), right at your fingertips. Eat it up.
The Best Restaurants and Bars in Midtown Phoenix
When you fly in to Phoenix, the first thing you notice will probably be the alien communication towers on South Mountain. Then you’ll notice downtown Phoenix. But thennnnn, you’ll notice the weird other downtown running along Central. That’s midtown—well, that, and the neighborhoods surrounding it. And there’s a little bit for everyone—museums, fairgrounds, funky neighborhoods, high-rises, giant parks, and for our purposes, lots and lots of great places to eat and drink.
Where to Eat (and Drink) For Every Meal in the East Valley
The East Valley, consisting of Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, and Gilbert, is a practically a metro area in itself with nearly a million residents and seemingly never-ending growth. But until recently, it’s been a bit of a dead spot for memorable food, consisting mostly of national chains and third (or fourth) valley locations. Things are improving rapidly though. It's exciting.